Me 262 V-9 with "racing cabin" conversion 1/72

After being commissioned in January 1944, the Me 262 V-9 WkNr 130004 was used as a testbed of various measuring probes (AM-6044 also available from Airmodel). From October 1944, she was equipped with a flat racing cabin and later with 40 ° degrees backwards swept horizontal stabilizers. The aircraft now also received the additional designation HG I (high speed fighter). The tailplane was later back-built, after Messerschmitt AG test pilot Karl Baur complained about an unstabel flight. After further modifications, the machine should also be equipped with 35° swept slats between the engine and the fuselage (AZ-72017 from Airmodel available). Under the designation HG II the complete wings should be swept by 35° (for WkNr 111538). The conversion parts were ready at the end of the war. As HG III 40 ° swept wings were planned. Therefor the engines would have been placed right on the side of the fuselage.

This conversion kit shows the first version of the HG 1 (Hochgeschwindigkeit = highspeed) prototype. First test flights started at October 1944.